The Killer Downstairs

I really liked this LIFETIME film, but the ending was a little weak and I would've written it differently. In this film, Marcus Rosner ('Christmas In Evergreen') plays James, who seems to be one of those nice guys, the one with the muscular build, handsome face and kind demeanour who would turn any beautiful woman on.....until Alison, actress Cindy Busby, becomes his landlord and as he moves in to the basement apartment downstairs, his true colours begins to show and people begin to disappear. A nice movie, but so so!

Writing Quality: Unoriginal script, but it works well. Great acting by the MC. The villain is one of those typical extremely fixated on "bad behavior" villains. That is, even though James, the villain, has a good woman, Alison, a beautiful home to live in, etc,. he chooses to hone in on anyone he deems unacceptable or in the way of his relationship with Alison. Which makes his behavior, of course, creepy and unpredictable.

Scare Factor: There are a few kill scenes in this one, and they happen suddenly. The scariest part occurs in the finale, where everything comes to a head.

Content (sex, language, & violence): A sex scene that shows just the implication of something about to happen. Mild language. Violence is swift except in the end where there is a lot of tussling between James and Alison for an amazing and captivating showdown.

Values & Themes: Sexual harassment, protecting from harm, second chances, best friends looking out for each other

Best Part: An intense satisfying ending

How one person could be so naive,while living with such an evil force.

She falls for a guy she knows nothing about. I guess pecs and abs are the only thing they think about. She takes a ride on the clue bus when it's way too late.

The only redeeming factor is that the girls are cute.

I liked that this one is bit more extreme. I liked the saying "what a horrible way to die" which indicates how extreme this movie is. It's very similar to all other lifetime movies which are all realistic and about love. I liked the reality part such as something we can find ourselves in real life such as jobs, friends, criminals. I did not like the ending which could have progressed to much more story if main characters decided to go along with each other. Instead movies was finished in too typical approach with even bit unrealistic death avoidance and twists at the end. The end was unfortunately the quickest and the most unrealistic and most typical part of this movie.